奄

yǎn/yān

suddenly; abruptly

Ancient forms

2 forms
  1. BronzeWestern Zhou
  2. Small sealQin–Han
  3. 奄RegularToday

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Meaning

yǎn as in 奄列 yan3
  1. suddenly
  2. abruptly
  3. hastily
  4. to cover
  5. to surround
yān yan1
  1. variant of 阉 yān
  2. to castrate
  3. variant of 淹 yān
  4. to delay
Yǎn as in 奄列 yan3
  1. surname Yan

Example sentences

Words with 奄

  • 奄列yǎnlièomelet
  • 奄奄一息yǎnyǎnyīxīdying
  • 气息奄奄qìxīyǎnyǎnto have only a breath of life (idiom)

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